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Thursday, May 27, 2010

A snack bento for my biggest boy to take to a playdate. Are they still called "playdate" at 8-years-old? It's starting to sound a little silly...

Working from top left to the bottom:
Baby carrots, strawberries in a silicone cup, crackers, the rest of the tiny cheddar cheese stars (extras from the other day's tiny snacks - so much easier to do a lot at once and keep them ready to go in the fridge!), peppered turkey roll-ups on a pick, and a homemade granola bar.
And lastly, the bright red stick is a tube of honey! I found these at our local farmer's market at a honey stand. Each tiny tube contains one teaspoon of naturally colored and flavored honey (this one is cherry). So far Ethan has liked grape best, followed by cherry. He didn't care for blueberry (but little sister thought it was great!). A reasonably healthy fun little treat to add to our arsenal. :)

Hi Accountant! :) Unless you are in an area where there are bento type shops the best online places I've used myself are Jlist.com/Jbox.com (there's a ad for them on my sidebar) and there's also good 'ol ebay (search for "bento picks" and "bento forks").

There are a couple sets on Amazon (Wilton fun pix, animal forks)(both are shown in my Amazon shop), but the pickings are slim for picks there thus far!

Little plastic coctail swords and swizzle sticks make good picks though, and you can find those easily at party supply stores (and sometimes the paper goods area of regular grocery stores and Target type places!). :)

This is just SO pretty! It reminds me of the gift packs they sell at the holidays for girls with makeup or nail polish or whatever. The product (makeup, or in this case - food!) of course is good, but it's irresistable in the way it comes packaged. What a gift this one is Melissa!!! Love the delicately wrapped granola bar.

My sister-in-law emailed me your blog address, and I've been visiting ever since!! I love looking at all the pretty pics and ideas. I want to do this too! It looks like a lot of fun and a great way to get kiddos excited to eat a variety of healthy foods. Today I used cookie cutters on sandwiches for my girls and they loved them! Thanks. Where do you get the small square boxes that fit so perfectly in a group of 4 in the lock-n-lock boxes?

Hi AdAmy - the Lock&Lock boxes that I use those squares in come with those four inner boxes! My first couple came from Target a few years ago, but they don't carry Lock & Lock anymore. I haven't been able to find them in an actual store since then, so I've ordered online ever since. Amazon has them! :)

Cass, I do use small cookie cutters for the cheese. We buy cheese in huge blocks and slice it ourselves. Once in awile we'll get a block that seems on the dry and crumbly side and that doesn't make for easy (or neat) cut-outs, but most of the time the cheese cuts perfectly with the little cookie cutters!